Tuve Skånberg

Tuve Martin Hugo Skånberg von Beetzen (born 1956) is a Swedish Christian Democratic politician, member of the Swedish Riksdag from 1991 to 2006 and again since 2010. Skånberg is Doctor of Theology of Lund University (2003) and a minister of the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden (1980). He has been Alderman of the House since 1 January 2020.[1]

Tuve Skånberg

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Alderman of the House
Assumed office
1 January 2020
Preceded byBeatrice Ask
Member of the Swedish Riksdag
for Skåne County North and East
Assumed office
4 October 2010
In office
30 September 1991 – 2 October 2006
Personal details
Born (1956-04-09) 9 April 1956
Gothenburg, Sweden
Political partyChristian Democrats
Spouse(s)Eva Skånberg
Alma materLund University
OccupationPastor

Skånberg has a conservative Christian Democratic political profile. Among his more than 500 bills to the Swedish Riksdag, some have been considered controversial, as Riksdag bills against gay marriage[2] and homosexual adoption,[3] for the banning of blasphemy[4] and for "nondiscrimination" of creationism in Swedish schools and in admission to graduate school.[5]

Skånberg has been visiting fellow, Cambridge University (2001), visiting scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge (2001), distinguished professor in history at Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, US (2006), visiting scholar at Stanford University, US, (2006), adjunct associate professor of church history at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, US (2006/2007, 2010), guest professor in patristic at Saint Petersburg Evangelical Academy, Russia (2007), director of the Clapham Institute (2008).

Publications
  • Sövestads by och dess gamla fogdesläkt (1991)
  • "Till enn nådigh Lösen", Måns Bonde till Traneberg och konflikten med Gustav Vasa (2001)
  • Glömda gudstecken. Från fornkyrklig dopliturgi till allmogens bomärken (2003)
  • I maktens korridorer. Handbok för nyblivna riksdagsledamöter (2006), coauthor Johnny Gylling)

Sources

References
  1. Dagen.se, läst 2 januari 2020. (in Swedish)
  2. Motion till riksdagen 2003/04:L304
  3. Motion till riksdagen 1999/2000:L420
  4. Motion till riksdagen 1999/2000:K286
  5. Motion till riksdagen 1991/92:Ub287
Political offices
Preceded by
Beatrice Ask		 Alderman of the House
2020–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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